I am more aware of events I can link marketing the art and shop into. Originally at this time I would have just started Purbeck Art Weeks, but this has been moved to September. Today saw the start of Dorset Art Weeks for a fortnight – I have not entered this because it is much …
Was it a terrible day? No Why was it wobbly? Because I had to intervene and tell visitors in the shop that I could not take sales of item from OA (Other artist). I then had to offer a brief explanation which as just that there is a situation between the two artists that needs …
More people in town, more visitors, more customers and one or maybe two new commissions today plus friends / acquaintances dropping by to check how I am doing mentally. Today was a day where I focused on the things I loved: – prep of materials to sell, today this was continuing to number, title and …
Today is a rest day and I have been out and about with the camera and large zoom lens. I started at the pier and then the seafront with photos of watersports here are some examples from the sailing club race. I have taken to sharing these in the club. I may use some for …
First the art aspects: Today I put my drawing from Swanage pier earlier in the week up for sale on the original art postcards display. In between moving in and out of the shop due to small showers of rain I drew two new original art postcards from memories. Firstly yesterday afternoon’s kayak paddle in …
Today Anne and I took my mother in law out for her first outing in over 14 months since her 98th birthday treat. She is 99, has come through covid and it was lovely to se ever enjoying her trip, thank goodness she got to enjoy such things again. I did a sketch while we …
Today was a bit of a write off to be honest. I didn’t do a lot except rest and a walk this evening. Around those I chatted online with some new shops in Kingland Crescent Poole that we visited yesterday. I shared the sketch that I did at the end of the afternoon. I enquired …
Today is not one of my Wednesday shifts. A great morning walking on Swanage pier, sitting on the lower deck and sketching one of the views. Followed by refreshments at the cafe The 1859. Then a walk on the seafront. This afternoon a trip to Poole for the main purpose of eye tests and ordering …
Today my art skills have not been used as much as my organisational ones. I have recently bought, at last, a range of marker wallets to contain the promarker set that I keep in the shop and hope to use again for an ‘art for fun’ table. So today was a case of separating pens …
So a forecast of possible showers this morning that didn’t show. I got to spend a lot of today sat out in front of the shop drawing, chatting to passers by about my outfit, the pens I was using and the Dog friendly sign too. So, firstly better in focus pictures of the Water Sports …